New Delhi: The Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the government is alert about the discovery of the new strain of coronavirus in UK and there is no need to panic.
The government is alert. There is no need to panic: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on the discovery of the new strain of coronavirus in UK pic.twitter.com/BnV09c0cbQ
— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2020
Earlier, he had said that coronavirus vaccine cannot be forced upon anyone but the government will educate and give the right information to people about it, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.
“Vaccine hesitancy issues will be addressed through education. The government will spread awareness and educate people about the vaccine that this is for their own good and benefit,” Harsh Vardhan said in an interview with ANI.
#WATCH After consultation with experts, we’ve prioritized 30-cr people for COVID vaccine. It includes health workers, frontline workers like police, military&sanitation staff, people above 50 yrs &those who are below 50 yrs but are suffering from certain diseases: Health Minister pic.twitter.com/RJvU2eSJ7W
— ANI (@ANI) December 21, 2020
“The government will reach out to people to get their vaccines but if someone does not want to take the vaccine, they cannot be forced,” he added.
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